Kristi Maxwell

Kristi Maxwell is an Associate Professor and Director of Creative Writing at the University of Louisville's College of Arts & Sciences. Her expertise spans poetry, experimental writing, and interdisciplinary literary studies. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing & Literature from the University of Cincinnati and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona, where she served as editor-in-chief of Sonora Review.

Her research focuses on theories of representation, hybrid writing forms, textual performance, and intersections of gender/sexuality with literary practice. She has authored nine poetry collections including Wide Ass of Night (2025), Goners (2023), and My My (2020), which explore themes like identity, embodiment, and language innovation through experimental structures.

Recent awards include the 2022 Presidential Excellence Distinguished Faculty Award and College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award, both recognizing her contributions to creative arts. Her work frequently engages with hybrid genres, conceptual art practices, and the intersections between literary form and social discourse.